SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Friedman Real Estate has arranged the auction sale of West 11, a three-building office campus spanning 23.9 acres and totaling more than 640,000 square feet in the Detroit suburb of Southfield. The undisclosed buyer plans to convert the property into mixed-use. Friedman worked with auction partner Ten-X. The sales price and seller were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — MetroNational, the owner and operator of the Memorial City mixed-use district in Houston, has purchased the 442,042-square-foot former headquarters building of Marathon Oil Corp. The 15-story building was constructed in 2022 on a 3.4-acre site at the southeast corner of the I-10 and Beltway 8 intersection in West Houston’s Energy Corridor area. The building features a signature amenities floor with a conference center and breakout rooms, as well as indoor and outdoor collaboration and gathering spaces. Brandon Clarke, Kevin McConn, Rick Goings, Sanford Criner and Jeff Cairns of JLL represented the seller, ConocoPhillips, which acquired Marathon Oil last year for $22.5 billion, in the transaction. MetroNational was self-represented. The building was almost completely vacant at the time of sale.
HOUSTON — JLL has negotiated the sale of 801 Travis, a 222,192-square-foot office building in downtown Houston. Originally built in 1981 and most recently renovated in 2014, 801 Travis rises 21 stories with a parking garage on floors two through 11. The building was 45 percent leased at the time of sale. Rick Goings, Marty Hogan, Tom Hall, Gianna New and Dawson Hastings of JLL represented the seller, a court-appointed receiver, in the transaction. Morris Chen, who according to KHOU is a New York-based broker, represented the undisclosed buyer.
ALLEN, TEXAS — Citadel Partners has arranged the sales of a three flex buildings totaling 71,920 square feet in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Allen. Collectively known as Allen Exchange, the buildings feature space designed for office, medical and showroom users. Katherine Pool and Mac Morse of Citadel Partners represented the seller, Gillett Commercial, in all three transactions. Jason Claunch of Catalyst Commercial represented the buyer of the largest, 50,864-square-foot building. Dave Peterson of NAI Robert Lynn represented the buyer of the second building, global film distributor Well Go USA Entertainment. The buyer of the third building was not disclosed.
SAN ANTONIO — Project Cowork has signed a 19,060-square-foot office lease in downtown San Antonio. The space covers the second, third and fourth floors at 200 Main, a recently restored historic building that was originally constructed in 1915. Harry Adams and Talaya Frazier of Stream Realty Partners represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Aamil Sarfani of Sarfani Commercial Advisors and CEO of Project Cowork, represented the tenant.
LAS VEGAS — CBRE has secured $75 million in refinancing for an office building located at 1700 S. Pavilion Center Drive within Summerlin, a master-planned community in Las Vegas. Bob Ybarra of CBRE arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the landlord, Howard Hughes. Completed in 2022, the stabilized 10-story building offers 266,000 square feet of office space. The property features spacious floor plans, outdoor areas and design elements that promote tenant well-being and create a sustainable environment.
ENCINO, CALIF. — Kidder Mathews has brokered the sale of a mixed-use property at 16300 Ventura Blvd. in Encino. A private family office acquired the asset from an undisclosed seller. Marketed for $34 million, the 57,000-square-foot property sold for an undisclosed price. The property offers 49 residential units and two ground-floor commercial suites anchored by JP Morgan Financial Center and Pinnacle Estate Properties. The residences include a mix of townhomes, two-bedroom and one-bedroom units. Community amenities include a fitness center, hot tub, electric vehicle charging stations and subterranean parking. Darrell Levonian and Tanel Harunzade of Kidder Mathews, along with David Saghian of Lyon Stahl, represented the seller, while Levonian and Harunzade represented the buyer in the deal.
CHICAGO — Kingsbury Orleans LP, a partnership led by an affiliate of Next Realty LLC, has refinanced Kingsbury Center located at 350 W. Hubbard St. in Chicago’s River North. The Next Realty affiliate has been an investment partner in the 135,315-square-foot office and retail building since it was developed in 1988. Habitat, a major building tenant, has provided management services since 1992 in addition to maintaining an ownership interest through an affiliate. Proceeds from the long-term refinancing, which extends through 2050, provide working capital and flexibility to market and build out currently available building vacancies. At the time of the refinancing, Kingsbury Center was 95 percent leased. Kingsbury Center rises six stories with 92,433 square feet of office space and 42,882 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Signature tenants include Habitat, Related Cos., CVS and Petco. Office tenants are primarily in the finance, real estate, legal and service sectors. Steve Levitas of Newmark is leasing the office space vacancy. Daniel Rosenberg of BWE arranged the financing.
KELLER, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm STRIVE has negotiated the sale of a 2,996-square-foot office building in Keller, located north of Fort Worth. The building is known as Keller Parkway Office and was fully leased at the time of sale. Parker Tims of STRIVE represented the undisclosed, locally based seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.
ATLANTA — Consulting giant EY has signed a 102,195-square-foot office lease at Ten Twenty Spring, a 525,000-square-foot, Class A office tower in Midtown Atlanta. EY will move approximately 3,000 employees from its current office in downtown Atlanta next August. The company will occupy floors 14 through 16 at Ten Twenty Spring. The office building is part of Spring Quarter, a mixed-use development by Portman that also includes Sora at Spring Quarter apartments and a landmark building that once housed the historic H.M. Patterson & Son Spring Hill Chapel. The historic building has been redeveloped into a 24,000-square-foot retail and dining destination. Glenn Dyke of CBRE represented EY in the lease negotiations. Glenn Kolker, Preston Menning and Malik Leaphart of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Portman and Perform Properties, a Blackstone company.
